ZION HEADING TO NOLA AFTER PELICANS WIN NBA LOTTERY

The fortunes of the New Orleans Pelicans basketball team took a significant turn for the better Tuesday night. The Pelicans came away with the No. 1 overall pick in the annual NBA Draft Lottery.

The Memphis Grizzlies will pick second, followed by the New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Lakers. The Pelicans will surely draft Duke’s Zion Williamson, arguably the most prized prospect to enter the NBA since LeBron James in 2003.

The presence of Williamson may also entice Pelicans’ star Anthony Davis, who has indicated that he was ready to leave New Orleans to stay. Davis was the No. 1 overall pick to the Pelicans in 2012.